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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1995 (565), and casualties fell from 752.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,086 collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead.

Collisions in 1996
511
Down 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
686
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious346.7%
  • Slight46691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious436.3%
  • Slight63192%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 511, down 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025176213
2024149179
2023189215
2022195240
2021176203
2020140158
2019214252
2018215286
2017267346
2016352436
2015338440
2014353458
2013364494
2012385515
2011375492
2010345459
2009373526
2008438577
2007430590
2006472593
2005406534
2004459613
2003454609
2002495627
2001546733
2000583716
1999544691
1998557727
1997534704
1996511686
1995565752
1994535701
1993456605
1992519692
1991506691
1990543720
1989587799
1988559737
1987594781
1986694896
1985672839
1984693914
1983630820
1982679887
1981624830
1980589762
1979606803

When and where crashes happen in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.8%)
  • February47 (9.2%)
  • March32 (6.3%)
  • April29 (5.7%)
  • May24 (4.7%)
  • June41 (8%)
  • July61 (12%)
  • August42 (8.2%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October39 (7.6%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (69%)
  • Wet or damp130 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph244 (48%)
  • 40 mph68 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph95 (19%)
  • 70 mph87 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (20%)
  • Roundabout64 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (17%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35153 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (69%)
  • Passenger155 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (80%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Windsor and Maidenhead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 171st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1996

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996: 81, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3088110007
2ndM4558971
3rdA4414601
4thB376252701
5thA329213010
6thA330202903
7thA332193102
8thB3024141503
9thA4130132102
10thB470121502
11thA404(M)111701
12thB3022101001
13thA3091400
14thA40481001
15thB44477801
16thA308(M)6700
17thA40946800
18thB30216800
19thB3834400
20thA3553400

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1996

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996: 128.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1996

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996: 265.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years